Advocate III
Do you like the lights you chose? What did you end up using?
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LED lighting Strips
- Thread starter Luis Merlo
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Advocate II
I'll post pictures tomorrow but yes I really like them. As well as a link to the lights. [emoji1417]
YelloJakt
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Contributor I
I'm interested, too, @batmin14 to see what you've got! I've been poking around https://www.superbrightleds.com/ this morning to get some ideas.
Advocate II
@Colorado Yeti @YelloJakt here is some pics during the day, I wired them into the rear trunk light. Hopefully tonight I can get brightness at night
Influencer II
Influencer II
Looks awesome !@Colorado Yeti @YelloJakt here is some pics during the day, I wired them into the rear trunk light. Hopefully tonight I can get brightness at night
YelloJakt
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Contributor I
Thanks for sharing, @batmin14 & @Luis Merlo ! Your LED projects turned out great!
Enthusiast III
I know we were talking "strips" but I found these to be just as good and have swapped over to them exclusively on my boat where I once had LED ropes. Just one puts out enough light to take place of the entire rope. They are pricey- about $65.00 but Rigid is by far one of the leaders in LED technology and all USA made ta boot.
http://www.rigidindustries.com/led-lighting?f[0]=field_product_family:11
http://www.rigidindustries.com/led-lighting?f[0]=field_product_family:11
Member III
I'd love to see a nighttime shot... It looks like they have a sticky-back; is that how they are mounted?@Colorado Yeti @YelloJakt here is some pics during the day, I wired them into the rear trunk light. Hopefully tonight I can get brightness at night
Traveler III
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Traveler III
Yes, the deal was either a toggle switch, a pin activated switch (turns on when the hood is opened), or both. I opted for the toggle switch under the hood. I think it was something like $59 pre-wired with switch and sticky-back stops. Sure, I could have made my own for less, but I ordered it before I had the 4Runner, so couldn't measure, and I've never messed with LEDs or soldered anything that tiny.
Traveler III
I also put these in the back of my Outback that I had prior to the 4Runner, and will do something similar in the new truck.
Copied from my Outback build thread: Here are the LED light strips I added to the cargo area. $7.19 a pair on Amazon. http://amzn.to/1IwVlO9 I'll be adding two more on the lift gate to act as flood/puddle lights.
I installed the other two LED strips on the lift gate today. Same parts and wiring as above, except this time I used the always hot side of the third dome light, and added a switch on the inside of the door. This way I can have the lift gate open and not have the overhead lights on, or if I'm sleeping inside, I can have these lights on without any other interior lights. There's adhesive around the switch that I'll peel off after it drys.
Copied from my Outback build thread: Here are the LED light strips I added to the cargo area. $7.19 a pair on Amazon. http://amzn.to/1IwVlO9 I'll be adding two more on the lift gate to act as flood/puddle lights.
I installed the other two LED strips on the lift gate today. Same parts and wiring as above, except this time I used the always hot side of the third dome light, and added a switch on the inside of the door. This way I can have the lift gate open and not have the overhead lights on, or if I'm sleeping inside, I can have these lights on without any other interior lights. There's adhesive around the switch that I'll peel off after it drys.
Traveler III
Here's a link for the 4Runner hood kit or rocker kit, and it contains a link to the TacomaWorld bed kit.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/group-buys/215024-led-lighting-kits.html
Advocate III
@Colorado Yeti @YelloJakt here is some pics during the day, I wired them into the rear trunk light. Hopefully tonight I can get brightness at night
That looks great and looks like if gives you a great amount of light. Good work.@Colorado Yeti @YelloJakt here is some pics during the day, I wired them into the rear trunk light. Hopefully tonight I can get brightness at night
Influencer II
X2 on the Luminoodle. Works great! Low consumption and high output
Traveler III
This is great! I have to get one of the 5' led strips for my next trip.
Advocate II
I buy the reels of LEDs off Amazon (or Ebay) for my lighting. Have a strip just inside the cargo door on the inside on the roof to light up the cargo area and another strip in the storage area in my cargo door. Both are on switches and run off the house battery. I have the dome lights in the truck turned off so they are not wearing down the battery when camping and the truck is open.
